Werribee Wagtails (affiliated with Bird Life Australia) and PLEG invite the community to join them birding at Pinkerton & Mulla Mulla Grasslands in the morning, Eynesbury Forest in afternoon, on the following dates in 2018.

Toilets & coffee shop at Eynesbury (no toilets in the morning). These sites are not usually open to the public & are home to a large variety of woodland birds. About 140 bird species have been recorded at Pinkerton & about 80 at Eynesbury to date.

Summer

Sunday Feb 18

Autumn

Sunday May 20

Winter

Sunday Aug 19

Spring

Sunday Nov 18

Time:

Gates open 9.15am, walk starts 9.30.

Where:

Meet at Pinkerton Gate - Pinkerton Forest.

Pinkerton Forest is on Mt. Cottrell Rd (Melways Page 7 near the right side about 1/3rd the way up or Map 221 on newer Melways), which runs between Greig's Rd and Boundary Rd.

From Greig's Rd there is a group of 2-3 houses on the right after about 2km – entrance to the forest is IMMEDIATELY after these. If approaching from the south (Boundary Rd) Pinkerton Forest is IMMEDIATELY before the 1st house on the left.

Details:

Werribee Wagtails (affiliated with Bird Life Australia) in association with Pinkerton Landcare Group Bird Survey at Pinkerton Forest/Mulla Mulla/Eynesbury. Various woodlands on the Western Plains. Remnant grassy woodlands owned by Western Water and City of Melton not normally open to the public.

After Pinkerton we will move to Mulla Mulla Grasslands and Eynesbury (toilets and a coffee shop!).